BANGKOK, July 20, 2015: Nordson Corporation has appointed Sarawut Phanchaicharoen to be Southeast Asia regional sales manager for packaging film and sheet markets.

In this position, he will be responsible for sales of Nordson’s Polymer Processing Systems (PPS) product lines, in particular Nordson Extrusion Dies Industries extrusion die systems.

“Sarawut brings fifteen years of experience in sales and engineering for precision equipment systems in the Southeast Asia region,” said Grant Eekelschot, Asia Pacific commercial director for Nordson PPS. “He will provide customers with valuable support for our sheet and film die systems, as well as other Nordson PPS components for melt processing.”

Prior to joining Nordson, Sarawut Phanchaicharoen was regional sales manager for Piovan Asia Pacific Ltd., a supplier of plastics auxiliary equipment. Previously he had served as an international sales engineer for SMC Corporation Ltd., a producer of pneumatic components for process automation, and as a service engineer for Pro-Med Co., Ltd., a medical device manufacturer.

Sarawut Phanchaicharoen holds an MBA from Khon Kaen University in Bangkok and a bachelors degree in electronics engineering from King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, also in Bangkok.

In addition to his native Thai, he is a fluent speaker of English and Vietnamese.

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Nordson Corporation engineers, manufactures and markets differentiated products and systems used for the precision dispensing of adhesives, coatings, sealants, biomaterials, polymers, plastics and other materials, fluid management, test and inspection, UV curing and plasma surface treatment, all supported by application expertise and direct global sales and service. Nordson serves a wide variety of consumer non-durable, durable and technology end markets including packaging, nonwovens, electronics, medical, appliances, energy, transportation, construction, and general product assembly and finishing. Founded in 1954 and headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, the company has operations and support offices in more than 30 countries. Visit Nordson on the web at http://www.nordson.com, @Nordson_Corp, or www.facebook.com/nordson.

Nordson Polymer Processing Systems provides customers with engineered components to melt, homogenize, filter, meter, and give shape to plastic and fluid coating materials. Nordson Corporation leverages the collective plastics industry experience from a series of strategic acquisitions to offer a uniquely broad portfolio of industry-leading technologies. Nordson delivers a full range of precision melt stream products — from screws and barrels for extrusion and injection molding — to filtration systems, pumps, and valves — to the extrusion dies and pelletizing systems to meet the constantly evolving needs of the polymer industry.

Nordson Corporation provides customers with local technical sales, service and remanufacturing capabilities through sales organizations and regional manufacturing facilities in over 30 countries. To learn more visit us at http://www.nordsonpolymerprocessing.com.